God's Chosen King
1 Why do the nations plan rebellion?
Why do people make their useless plots?
2 Their kings revolt,
their rulers plot together against the Lord
and against the king he chose.
3 “Let us free ourselves from their rule,” they say;
“let us throw off their control.”
4 From his throne in heaven the Lord laughs
and mocks their feeble plans.
5 Then he warns them in anger
and terrifies them with his fury.
6 “On Zion, my sacred hill,” he says,
“I have installed my king.”
7 “I will announce,” says the king, “what the Lord has declared.
He said to me: ‘You are my son;
today I have become your father.
8 Ask, and I will give you all the nations;
the whole earth will be yours.
9 You will break them with an iron rod;
you will shatter them in pieces like a clay pot.’”
10 Now listen to this warning, you kings;
learn this lesson, you rulers of the world:
11 Serve the Lord with fear;
tremble 12 and bow down to him;
or else his anger will be quickly aroused,
and you will suddenly die.
Happy are all who go to him for protection.
Ombara ondoororwa ya Ndjambi
1 Oviwaṋa mavi zunganene tjike?
Oviwaṋa mavi zemburukire tjike
ourizemburuka womungandjo?
2 Ozombara zouye maze zungana,
novanane ave rikutu kumwe
okusekamena Muhona
nombara ye ondwirisiwa.
3 Owo mave tja nai:
“Ngatu rikuture komapando wawo,
nu tu nakaure ouvara wawo!”
4 Muhona ngu honapara meyuru,
ma yoro;
nu ma nyekerere omeripura
wawo womungandjo.
5 Eye meve tena momazenge we,
nu meve urumisa momapindi we,
6 ama tja: “Ami mba twirisira
ombara yandje kondundu
yandje ondjapuke Sion.”
7 Ombara mai tja: “Ami me serekarere
imbi Muhona mbya tjivisa.
Eye wa tja nai ku ami:
‘Oove omuna wandje;
ndinondi ami ondi mbe ku kwata.
8 Ningira, nami me ku pe oviwaṋa
avihe vi rire ouini woye;
nouye auhe wina mau rire ouini woye.
9 Ove mo vi ṱukuṱura nokati kotjitenda;
nu mo vi nyanyaura
otja onyungu yomunoko.’ ”
10 Nambano kareye nozondunge,
oweṋe zombara;
kareye ko na tja nomarongero nga,
oweṋe vanane vyouye.
11 Karereye Muhona nondira!
12 Zezereye nu mu rikote ku ye,
tjapo omazenge we maye sekama
neṋe mamu ṱu tjimanga.
Ovaṋingandu avehe mbe nomaundiro mu ye.
